Tours and the history you learn
The holidays are over and it is time to look forward. Where shall we plan to go in 2026 or what shall we plan to do? I already have one very special tour in the plans for mid-October, of this year.
Have you ever dreamed of going to Italy? If so, then now is your chance so start saving your money. The price will soon be available and like most all items now the cost has increased. Groceries, rent, clothes - it seems everything has gone up in cost. I will do my best to keep the price as low as possible. Even so, I am estimating that a tour of probably ten days with air, ground transportation, guide, hotel and two meals a day will run six to seven thousand per trip per person in a double occupancy room. As always, I will do my best to keep the cost as low as possible.
Rome, Venice, Florence and Assisi are the major cities that we will visit. This tour will be a Catholic Pilgrimage with a Monsignor from Corpus as our spiritual leader. I also am hoping to go. Even though I have been before I am looking forward to traveling in this beautiful, friendly country again. Soon we will have the exact date and written itinerary and pricing. Give us a call for more details. Seats will be limited so don't wait if you are interested in going.
Travel is truly a hands-on learning experience. Even if your travels are closer to home, travel will broaden your understanding of the world and of our heritage. However, for whatever reason not everyone is able to experience a longer tour. Therefore, Go With Jo will offer some shorter tours. Texas, and especially the Rio Grande Valley, are loaded with history, beautiful and varied scenery and different cultures. Come join us for a fun, educational day as we learn more about our own surroundings.
We are blessed to have so many museums and attractions in the Valley. Our history is fascinating and there is no better way to learn about it than to actually visit and talk to some of our historians. Regardless of your age, I guarantee you will be fascinated. Recently, my twelve-year-old nephew from near Houston was visiting and we visited the Museum of South Texas History in Edinburg. The room that fascinated him the most was the hanging room in the old jail. I was more drawn to the old saddles, and the kerosene cook stove and cooking utensils.
If one could visit every museum from South Padre Island to Rio Grande City, your knowledge of Valley History would be tremendous. It is time that we all understand our heritage and our beginnings. And then you can say "You have come a long way baby"… No doubt it must have been a real challenge for the early settlers to come to this promised land. Many from Mexico came by foot or ox cart over sandy, unpaved roads. Those from Europe and England came by boat with many seasick and ill from the long journey only to land in an unknown and sometimes unfriendly world.
Is that why so many churches have "refuge" in their name. In fact, not far from the Rio Grande Valley there is a whole town named Refugio - that translates to refuge in Spanish.
